Television
Series pitches, show bibles and stories built to keep going.
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Prepare a Series Pitch for a Public Stage, Not a Private Sales Meeting
Design an Ensemble Lineup for an Animated-Series Pitch
Build a Character Voice Guide From the Pilot
Build a Searchable Script Concordance for a Series Bible
Let a TV Comedy Pitch Be Funny Without Turning Every Paragraph Into a Joke
Build a Two-Player Buzzer Lockout for a Small TV-Format Trial
Pitch a Cooperative Game Show Without Manufacturing a Rival
Pitch a Series That Could Be Watched Weekly or All at Once
A Requested Episode Length Changes the Show. Cut It—or Rethink the Form?
One TV Bible File or an InDesign Book? Coordinate Chapters Without Breaking Their Layouts
Pitch a Season That Might Need to End Early
The Deck, Pilot, and Bible Describe Different Shows. Reconcile the Package
The Audience Knows the Source’s Ending. What Should the TV Adaptation Withhold?
Pitch a Factual Series When a Key Contributor Can Appear in Only Some Episodes
Does Your Returning Series Still Work After Season One Ends?
A Main Character Leaves the Series. Replace the Role—or Change the Show?
Pitch a Show With Both Episode Stories and a Continuing Plot
When the Audience Solves Your Mystery Before the Characters Do
Chronological or Interwoven? Choose a Factual Series’ Episode Structure
The Real-World Calendar Will Not Supply Episodes at a Regular Pace
Should Scripted and Documentary Material Share Each Episode—or Alternate?
Bring Back a Finished Series Without Undoing Its Ending
A Buyer Wants a Returning Version of a Finite Series. Define the Redevelopment Before Re-pitching.
Your Best-Written TV Script Is Not Your Most Representative. Which Should You Send?